Brent & Annette's wedding cake

[SoCalDem]

Check out this stupendous Super-Mario-themed wedding cake, with three stories of NES-inspired 8-bit-color graphic elements

see all the pics @
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alttext/sets/72157594289496628/

[WindRavenX]

1. i am so doing that

Fucking SWEET.

[MonkeyFunk]

2. wow

that's some world-class nerdity! :thumbsup:

[idgiehkt]

3. I would love to learn how to work with fondant

It seems like it would be alot of fun. I got carpal tunnel from using conventional icing, seriously.

Beautiful cake...I love looking at pictures of grooms cakes they are always so funny.

thanks for posting that. :)

here are the three I was thinking of:

Fondant
Fondant is extremely popular on wedding cakes because it is so versatile. The icing is a combination of sugar, corn syrup, gelatine and glycerine. It is rolled out in sheets and wrapped around each tier of the cake. These give a beautiful clean finish and smooth texture to the cake. You can also get very creative with fondant and create a variety of shapes that will stay firm and be edible. It can be coloured for a shimmer look or a clean matte finish. This is by far the most versatile icing. It also serves as an excellent base for flowers and piped decorations. These cakes cannot be refrigerated, however, so you will need to discuss this with your baker, especially if you want a fruit filling.

Royal Icing
Royal icing is soft when piped onto the cake and then it dries to a hard finish. This is the icing that is used to create beading, latticework, flowers and other creations that need to remain firm. This icing is used for decoration and not to ice the whole cake.

Marzipan, Spun Sugar and Pastillage
Finishing touches on a cake can be created with all of these decorative icings. Spun sugar is caramelized sugar that is pulled into strands and formed into bows and other shapes. This icing may melt, so it needs to be kept inside an air-conditioned room. Pastillage is a paste made of sugar, cornstarch and gelatine. This is excellent for realistic looking flowers and decorations and dries into a porcelain-like finish. Marzipan is also a paste. It is made of ground almonds, sugar and egg whites. This can also be rolled into sheets and moulded into flours and other shapes and then painted with food colouring.
http://www.cakeswedding.co.uk/wedding-cake-icings.shtml

I did production in a grocery store with buttercream and that is how I messed up my wrist. The whipped icing is becoming alot more popular and now the cakes come frozen with whip on it, I don't think it tastes near as good but it sure is easier on your wrists and arms.

[SoCalDem]

4. Enjoy.. here's a bunch more

crazy wedding cakes

[idgiehkt]

5. they look like fun to make

here are some more good grooms cakes, they look like the most fun
http://www.dianescakesandmore.com/groomscakegallery/groomscakegallery.html

there is another icing, I think, it might be called royal icing, that people work with, and one other that I can't remember the name of...they are so creative now when it comes to this stuff.

here are some more from google, I could look at these all night, lol
http://images.google.com/images?q=groom%27s+cakes&gbv=2&ndsp=20&svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&start=0&sa=N